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Characiformes (Characins) >
Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Brycon: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: We have been unable to identify this person and have little hope of doing so, as there is nothing in the original text or among Steindachner’s known associates and collectors to even make a reasonable guess. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
See Dahl (1971: 123-124) for notes on ecology. Food fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 11°N - 1°N
South America: Magdalena River basin in Colombia.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 96624); publicerad maxvikt: 4.9 kg (Ref. 96624)
Used to be cultured commercially in Peru (Ref. 7306).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Lima, F.C.T., 2003. Characidae - Bryconinae (Characins, tetras). p. 174-181. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38504)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Vattenbruk: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00889 - 0.02824), b=3.11 (2.96 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).